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Should I ship a Pirate Logic game?
Logic + Pirates
Only 11 developers shipped a Pirate Logic game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, New Yankee: Pirate Trap, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $630, level with the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $270. Revenue is up 25% on the market; 8 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $269 (exactly $269) |
|---|---|
| Median | $629 (exactly $629) |
| Top 25% | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) |
| Top 5% | $2.3k (exactly $2,307) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 8 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 25% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Logic
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 76 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 8 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Cleo - a pirate's tale 2021 · $317k 
Pirate Mosaic Puzzle. Caribbean Treasures 2018 · $13k 
Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions 2023 · $12k 
Arizona Rose and the Pirates' Riddles 2016 · $6.0k 
Be a Pirate 2020 · $5.4k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cleo - a pirate's tale | older | $14.99 | 705 98% | 21k | $317k (exactly $317,038) | Christoph Schultz |
| | Pirate Mosaic Puzzle. Caribbean Treasures | older | $14.99 | 28 82% | 840 | $13k (exactly $12,592) | Creobit |
| | Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions | older | $9.99 | 40 95% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $11,988) | chapliboy |
| | Arizona Rose and the Pirates' Riddles | older | $9.99 | 20 85% | 600 | $6.0k (exactly $5,994) | Anawiki Games |
| | Be a Pirate | older | $9.99 | 18 77% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | Amfich |
 | Solitaire Legend of the Pirates | older | $14.99 | 11 54% | 330 | $4.9k (exactly $4,947) | Somer Games |
 | Arizona Rose and the Pharaohs' Riddles | older | $9.99 | 16 68% | 480 | $4.8k (exactly $4,795) | Anawiki Games |
 | Loot Slider | older | $7.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Retrofied Games |
 | Two Hour Escape Mystery: A Puzzling Voyage | older | $4.99 | 21 76% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | Last Sun, LLC |
 | Shell Shuffle | · EA older | $9.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) | Victorian Clambake |
 | New Yankee: Pirate Trap | $6.99 | 11 81% | 330 | $2.3k (exactly $2,307) | Alawar Casual | |
 | Tile Tales: Pirate | $5.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $2.0k (exactly $1,977) | NineZyme OÜ | |
 | Adventure Seekers: Lost to Sea Collector's Edition | $11.99 | 5 20% | 150 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Do Games Limited | |
 | Hentai Elizabeth | $0.99 | 31 87% | 930 | $921 (exactly $921) | Cyber Keks | |
 | Pile Up, Pirate! | $2.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $807 (exactly $807) | Red Ridge Studio | |
 | Hidden Legends | $6.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $629 (exactly $629) | 17Studio | |
 | Goblin Lands | $14.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $450 (exactly $450) | Hot Waffle Games | |
 | Soko Pirates | $2.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $269 (exactly $269) | Matrix Reliability | |
 | Heave Away Haul Away | $6.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | Rokem Games | |
 | Tactical Battles | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | Franck Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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